New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-19
Old SOLDIERS, ATTENTION
FIFTEEN YEARS HENCE.
THIS u THE riut FIXED ny THE Cou'cIL OF AT
MIVisTRAuON FOR DISCUSSION OF A sERVGC

MINIsrRAuON FOR Discussion OF A SERVICE
PE>sION.
A. L. Brooks Post, Hamilton. y. Y. oct 29-I should
have beer. glad as inder OF Post to give your
questions the Post vote uon At ia" time received
th lad II not been Tor ia, order at tue tomanner ~
thi,f There order. however. HAT know of. Tor
bidding Ia give you hint of my understanding about
the great buliaOdiup raised over LIE lILbO NJ >
Tnr council of Administration based their action on u
rule fret adopted AT Denver n l--I was there mi
kn"w al about H. There was "hplilhl oy '"nml zee
ga pensions which Commandments hci PauI Van Der
Nonu had appointed that congress was hnodel WIN
Petitions from departments ana lh'N l"uhl i"stS e''i
-k for different tuug. The 'urct Wa 10 con
fuse iust. OF concentrate action on any propositions
on TINS representation t'' cu',lupIl'' r',s'N %
that urtln- and memorials to tOuglrss on IN" subject
pensions snouid hrst he sent To- Depa iihtnt Head
quat:-. thence tran'nticl =" Ntu"ht lir"uluaIteis
be- placed ~ the hands ~ the General Pension Cum
mittce, winch was then author @ed 10 prscnl bills To ne
National '"ihfu"i MISUNDERSTANDING l"l ~ l'hse-. .uS
rule repeated NJ the next two Nationd enclinp-
meni- bat how they twist II 10 prevent Post answer
Inc tho ~, IL questions ~ journalist nave nor gmp-
ton enough Ia calculate.
Iha National Pension COMMITTEE has rccn reapponted
frou. Year b, each administration or IA" g. A. r.
AMI ~ nair up OF such men a. have come 10 believe that
they own the Grand Army and have hst mort gaze on
c""Ete1 p,a XIII, tir -, iii In ,r,
IL thoroughly believed that they under the influence
crrn very active pension attorney of Washington,
and ~ payment Tor favor rendered have nm crtAken 10
keep the Iou-ior laws In such snap" that II VIII always
require attorney {" prosecute 4 CLAIM. tuiera law
giving service pension wien wonid virtually make an
honorable discharge with accompanying pDof OF
idcurity ones tension ccriin'air an attorneys aid
would not be neclel. Ih'n pension ATTORNEY would
have no ncel 100 clerks 70 lo his pension business
nor Il full Organized and equipped printing office with
web pcrcctng presses and folders 10 ISSUE hI- lvrr-
tispmrut- gain sion business THIS Pension com
mtic have the time Al ficcu years hence when the
subject service pension should h gin 10 be aitaie.
They possth. think that the Washington prusinn agent
will sick enough by that time or at least old enough
retire Having 81 this pcro thcy assure Congress
and they report to National encampm cuts tat the
soldiers tLcm-cves do not ass or wish such law en-.
acted yet This their report NJ san Francisco ana
the encampncnt swallowed IT whole not without some
York delegation. which had been instructed 10 a
their influence Vrte for the service pension.
dupcd the support OF the General Pension Commit
tee: AMI u uiI nay suul good and thinK II would yours
Ia hear what druhlug try got for II at the State
carnpmcnt NJ Albany aftcrward.
ms National Pension committee docs not want me
vote OF the conrad. taken AM published on the rleS
ton OF u service pension. They know They would he
without supp"ri their position: and they trcmb.e FOR
the fees OF tne i1D-clrrk pension attorney.
The National fIuncll uf Administration. and meas
urably the Natinu Headquarters. feel that they must
sustain the General Pension Committee. They are all
fearful that the would turn out II I'D IN tue state
cucampmcut At Albany, where Corporal Tanner stood
with unl, four or hvc supporters III the negative of
vote instruct only dele atre hut Post depart
their efforts have service pension approved Of
aud ndorscd 10y the National encampuent al ~. LOUIS
where 500 or 900 voted aye
fact IT, the a. A. X. has been ~ unfortunate rs 10
allow a few selfish 10 get forward petitions, ana
they assume the rank amt file SEER inS TO
think that tue members Of the g. A. r. who do not crowd
Themselves into those positions ought 10 he SATISFIED
with naplOodle Instead OF strong ineat-E ID. van
slyck Connauder